Basketball Game Preview: Wakeland Wolverines vs. Turner Lions

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Previous 4 Games

01/26/24 - Away	67-19 W
01/02/24 - Home	70-10 W
01/27/23 - Home	60-8 W
01/03/23 - Away	53-11 W

Wakeland has gone 4-0 against Turner recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wakeland Wolverines are taking a road trip to take on the Turner Lions at 6:00 p.m. Turner took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Wakeland, who comes in off a win.

Wakeland will bounce into Friday's game after beating Lone Star, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Wakeland was the clear victor by a 56-36 margin over Lone Star on Tuesday. The Wolverines have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Turner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 69-10 loss at the hands of Reedy. While losing is never fun, Turner can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1354th, while Reedy is ranked 137th).

Wakeland is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Turner, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.

Everything came up roses for Wakeland against Turner in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 67-19 victory. In that game, Wakeland amassed a halftime lead of 39-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.